Author Archives: Kadi McDonald

Can Gamification Win at Employee Engagement?

Posted on February 9, 2015 by | No comments
employee engagement circle of life

Disengaged employees cost the U.S. $450 billion to $550 billion a year in lost productivity. These employees are more likely to steal from their companies, negatively influence their coworkers, miss workdays, and drive customers away. Sounds like a lot, right?   The way that companies engage their employees must evolve with the times (and the […]

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Trends Dominating in 2015

Snapchat Discover: The Next Wave of Mobile Storytelling

Posted on January 29, 2015 by | No comments
Snapchat Discover Mobile Storytelling

Two trends collide: Mobile + Storytelling Introducing: Snapchat Discover. Probably one of the best things to ever happen to Snapchat and one of the coolest things to happen to mobile media in quite some time. This new update released during #Snowpocalypse2015, so I had plenty of time to play around with it and learn about […]

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Trends Dominating in 2015

The “Internet of Things” and Nonprofits

Posted on January 21, 2015 by | No comments
Internet of Things

  Looking through the tech blogs over the last couple of weeks, there’s a term that keeps bursting off the pages as I read. And while I’m still not completely clear on what exactly it means, I’m fairly certain it’s important for every entrepreneur to know about.   The Internet of Things, or IoT, is […]

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Working Remotely and Working Well

Posted on January 17, 2015 by | No comments
Tips for working remotely

Making Working Remotely Work   When I first entered the workforce, most of the job postings I saw that allowed you to work from home were either technology related or some type of pyramid scheme. Nowadays, however, faster connection speeds, better technology, a desire for more work/life balance, and proven productivity increases have made working […]

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How to Market Nonprofit Events

Posted on December 11, 2014 by | No comments
Marketing Sphere

Key Details to Market Your Next Event My friends and I are all very frequent event goers. We typically try to have at least one weekday outing per week. In New York, there are so many options: store openings, book signings, concerts, networking events at some fancy venue, charity happy hours, and volunteer fairs, just […]

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#GivingTuesday Doesn’t Have to Stop on #GivingTuesday

Posted on December 1, 2014 by | No comments
GlamourGals

 #GivingTuesday-and every day! If you haven’t come up with your Giving Tuesday strategy yet, it might be a little bit too late. It’s Giving Tuesday time and many nonprofits have upped their promotional efforts, their donation sites, and their thank you letters. Some have even come up with creative ways to launch a social giving strategy […]

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Social Media: Own Your Brand or Someone Else Will

Posted on November 17, 2014 by | No comments
Twitter logo

  I subscribe to a lot of email listservs (and sometimes I don’t really remember actually subscribing to them). But last week, I got a reminder to sign up for a webcast of Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Markets’ Social Media: Own Your Brand or Someone Else Will. The event was held Friday, November 14, […]

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Coming to an Event Near You: Our Writers!

Posted on November 17, 2014 by | 1 comment
Day of Giving Tips

Look out for the Third Sector Today and Top Nonprofits Writers, coming to an event near (or with!) you. From charity fundraising events to volunteer events, book launches to board meetings, tech conferences to financial conferences, Third Sector Today and Top Nonprofits is going behind the scenes to give you the scoop on great events […]

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